Obituary of Veronica "Ronnie" A. Broderick

Broderick, Veronica (Ronnie) age 88 of Wayne died Thursday, December 15, 2016. She was born in Brooklyn to Philip and Veronica McNiff. She attended St. John’s University in Brooklyn, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 1951 with a Bachelor’s degree in Management. She married her loving husband Jack in October of 1955. They lived in Wyckoff for 40 years before moving to Wayne 10 years ago. She was an active parishioner of St. Elizabeth’s RC Church, Wyckoff, NJ where she served as Treasurer of the Rosary Altar Society. She had a great devotion to the Blessed Mother, making thousands of Rosaries. She also coordinated and delivered the Pilgrim Statue of Mary to hundreds of homes throughout the area. She was a Eucharistic Minister for many years attending daily Mass and bringing Communion to homes and Nursing homes of people who could not attend Mass. Surviving is her beloved husband of 61 years, John “Jack” Broderick of Wayne, her children - Jack (Kathy) Broderick, Maureen (Bradley) Wilhelm, Phil (Ruth) Broderick, Thomas (Nancy) Broderick, Veronica (Eddie) Dwyer, Barbara (Jeffrey) McCurdy, Timothy (Angela Velez) Broderick and Matthew Broderick. Also surviving are her 23 grandchildren Kristyn, Coleen, Courtney, Sean, Paige, Danielle, Megan, Haley, Mary, Brody, Tim, Luke, Jack, Eiko, Veronica, Brian, Kayleigh, Shannon, Matthew, Lindsay, John, Riley and Nicholas and 3 great grandchildren – Ethan, Evan and Veronica. She was predeceased by her two brothers, Thomas and Philip and granddaughter Katie. Visiting Hours are Tuesday 4-8 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ 07481. A Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday 10 am at St. Elizabeth RC Church, 700 Wyckoff Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Interment will follow in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Mary Foundation at CatholiCity.com are welcome.